NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, May 28 (game #717)

Published: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 2:00 pm

NYT Connections Game #717: Hints, Answers, and How to Play

Get ready to flex your word-association muscles! This article provides hints and answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for Wednesday, May 28th (Game #717). This popular word game challenges players to group words into four categories based on a common theme.

Today's game features the following categories:

* YELLOW: Ways to attach
* GREEN: Bicycle bits
* BLUE: 21st century movies
* PURPLE: Music genres plus a letter

Spoiler Alert: If you prefer to solve the puzzle yourself, stop reading now!

Here are the answers to today's NYT Connections puzzle:

* YELLOW: CONNECT (BRIDGE, JOIN, LINK, UNITE)
* GREEN: PARTS OF A BIKE (CHAIN, PEDAL, SADDLE, WHEEL)
* BLUE: BEST PICTURE WINNERS SINCE 2000 (CHICAGO, CRASH, GLADIATOR, MOONLIGHT)
* PURPLE: MUSIC GENRES PLUS A LETTER (BLUEST, POPE, ROCKY, SKAT)

The article also includes a breakdown of the game's difficulty levels, with green being the easiest and purple the most challenging. It also offers a look at the previous day's answers (Tuesday, May 27th) for those who missed it.

How to Play NYT Connections:

The game is available for free on the NYT Games website. Players are given 16 words and must group them into four sets of four, based on a common theme. Each group is color-coded by difficulty. Players have four mistakes allowed before the game ends.

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